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Common Names
Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALICYLIC-ACID-2-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| SCLAREOL | 5 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Leaf | not available | 16.0 | 0.85 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| SILICON | 4 | Leaf | 3.4 | 20.2 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 250.0 | 1490.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | 430.0 | 1341.0 | -0.23 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Leaf | 80.0 | 85.0 | 0.08 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| SYRINGIC-ACID-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SYRINGOYL-GLUCOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Leaf | 16800.0 | 100000.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Plant | 80000.0 | 100000.0 | 0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Plant | 5.0 | 6.0 | -0.14 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 5.5 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Plant | 2520.0 | 2722.0 | -1.03 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THUJAN-4-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| THYMOL | 71 | Essential Oil | 231000.0 | 600500.0 | 1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Plant | 15.0 | 24100.0 | 2.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THYMOL | 71 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 10 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 3 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidiabetic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidiuretic | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Mar-92. |
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Mercury) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |